St. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) -Although this probably doesn’t have any impact on west county cities overrun by deer, Missouri hunters took nearly 240-thousand deer during the 2011-2012 hunting season. The season’s total was up about 7,400 from last year, but roughly 13,000 below the 10-year average. Jason Sumners, deer biologist with the Conservation Department, says this year’s sharp departure from the 10-year average reflects a decline in deer populations in parts of centraland northern Missouri. http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/01/16/mo-hunters-take-239-thousand-deer/